![]() ![]() It lead to calls from Culture Secretary Karen Bradley to call for the public service broadcaster to 'lead the way' in closing the gender pay gap both on and off screen.Īpprentice star and Conservative Peer Karren Brady also spoke out on the issue saying 'The BBC is publicly funded so people want to know where their licence fee is spent and who gets what. Radio presenter Chris Evans topped the list with a salary of between £2.2million and £2.25 whereas the top female presenter Claudia Winkleman earned between £450,000 and £500,000. Men earned an average of £295,000 and women earned an average of £210,000 - a nine per cent difference. The 96 highest earning stars at the Corporation were revealed, of them 62 were male and 34 were female, the top seven highest earning stars were all men. ![]() In July 2017, the BBC came under fire for paying its male staff significantly more than their female counterparts when their pay figures were released. ![]()
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